Floods in Nepal's capital have left at least 170 dead and thousands displaced. Monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides, causing widespread destruction. Rescue efforts have saved over 3,000 people as teams work to clear highways and restore access.

Nepal’s Home Ministry said 170 people had been killed across the country with another 42 still missing. Ministry spokesman Rishi Ram Tiwari told AFP that bulldozers were being used to clear several highways that had been blocked by debris, cutting Kathmandu off from the rest of the country.

Rescuers in Nepal have recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides near the capital Kathmandu as the death toll from flooding rose to